Types of Hotel rooms

Types of Hotel Rooms

Some of the commonly found rooms in accommodation industry are listed as below:

    Single Room: It is the room which provides single occupancy. This room only has single bed. The size of the bed is normally 3ft x 6 1/2ft. Most hotels have twin or double rooms and charge for single room of occupied by one person.

    Double Room: It is the room which provides double occupancy. This room has double bed. The size of the bed is generally 6 feet by 6 & 1/2 feet.

    Triple Room: It is the room which provides occupancy for 3 people. Either it has 2 double & 1 single bed OR 3 single beds. This type of rooms is suitable for groups and delegates of meetings and conferences.

    Quad Room: It is the room which provides occupancy for four guests. Either it has four single beds OR two singles & one double bed.

    Twin Room: It is the room which is meant for double occupancy. These rooms have two single beds separated by a bed –side table.

    Hollywood Room: It is the room which provides double occupancy. It has two single beds close to each other with a common head –board.

    Studio Room: It is designed with the minimum basic requirement to live. It does not have the facilities of a bed room and hence used only for day use purpose.

    Parlor Room: It is a living or sitting room. It has a sofa -cum-bed

    Cabana Room: It is the room which is situated near swimming pool or sea beach. This room is used for changing purpose. It has facilities for a shower, lockers, wooden benches, etc.

    Suite Room: Suite Room is a combination of one or more bedrooms & a drawing room. It may also contain a bar & small kitchen. The décor of such units is of very high standards, aimed to please the affluent guests who can afford the high tariffs of the room category According to the design and market segment hotels give different names to suites like honeymoon suite, Executive suite, Deluxe suite, Maharaja suite etc.

    Penthouse:  A room that opens onto the roof & may be accompanied by a swimming pool, patio, a tennis court, & other facilities & amenities. It has very opulent décor and furnishings and is among the costliest rooms in the hotels, preferred by celebrities and affluent people.

    Executive Room:  A room that has a large bedroom with a sitting area provided with chairs & usually a sofa & coffee table. This is really a combination bedroom-cum-sitting room. Sometimes, a temporary wooden partition may be provided between the sitting area and bed room space. They are also known as junior suites

    Lanai Room: It provides a large balcony attached with the room. From the balcony one gets a view of natural scenic beauty likes sea beach, mountain, valley etc. They are usually found in resort hotels.

    Duplex Room: They are two rooms at different levels inter connected through internal staircase. Usually one room is used as drawing room and other as bed room. This room is generally used by business men who wish to use the lower level as an office and meeting place and the upper level room as a bedroom.

    Hospitality Room: It is used by the guest to entertain his or her guests. It is hired on hourly basis and has facilities such as sofa sets, dining table, T.V, mini bar etc.

    Interconnecting Rooms: These are two rooms connected to each other by one interconnecting door. These rooms are preferred by groups and families.

    Adjoining Room: These rooms are situated next to each other sharing a common wall between them. These rooms may be given to the groups.

    Queen room: A room has a queen size bed. The size of the bed is 5 feet by 6 feet. An extra bed may be added to this room on the request of a guest and charged accordingly.

    King room: A king room has king size bed. The size of the bed is 6 feet by 6 & 1/2feet. An extra bed may be added to this room on the request of a guest and charged accordingly.

    Double-double room: A double- double room has two double beds and is normally preferred by a family or group as it can accommodate four persons together. This room is usually preferred by families and is also known as family room and twin double room.

    Efficiency Room : Efficiency room is a room with a pantry/kitchen for basic cooking facility